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Safely managed drinking water2022

Percentage of the population using safely managed drinking-water services.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data149 / 217No observation: 68
First-ranked country or territoryGibraltar100 %

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Safely managed drinking water · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Gibraltar1002022
01Hong Kong SAR China1002022
01Kuwait1002022
01Liechtenstein1002022
01Macao SAR China1002022
01Monaco1002022
01New Zealand1002022
01Singapore1002022
01San Marino1002022
10Iceland1002022
11Netherlands99.962022
12Denmark99.922022
13Germany99.922022
14Malta99.852022
15United Kingdom99.842022
16Sweden99.752022
17Cyprus99.732022
18Isle of Man99.712022
19France99.72022
20Hungary99.662022
21Luxembourg99.652022
22Finland99.642022
23Belgium99.572022
24Spain99.492022
25Israel99.492022
26Slovakia99.462022
27Puerto Rico99.32022
28Slovenia99.182022
29South Korea99.172022
30Norway99.122022
31Bahrain98.92022
32Austria98.92022
33Japan98.682022
34U.S. Virgin Islands98.682022
35United Arab Emirates98.642022
36Estonia98.612022
37Czechia98.152022
38Chile97.622022
39United States97.472022
40Greece97.082022
41Canada97.012022
42Latvia96.932022
43New Caledonia96.872022
44Switzerland96.72022
45Italy96.662022
46St. Martin96.632022
47Lithuania96.392022
48Bulgaria96.372022
49Guam96.152022
50Qatar95.52022
51Ireland95.132022
52Portugal95.12022
53Turkmenistan94.712022
54Malaysia94.542022
55Iran94.162022
56Belarus92.982022
57Kazakhstan91.252022
58Oman90.852022
59Andorra90.642022
60American Samoa90.542022
61French Polynesia90.452022
62Palau90.422022
63Poland89.712022
64Ukraine88.082022
65Brazil87.122022
66Croatia87.112022
67Bosnia & Herzegovina86.982022
68Montenegro85.462022
69Jordan85.292022
70Armenia82.362022
71Romania82.072022
72Northern Mariana Islands81.452022
73North Macedonia80.72022
74Palestinian Territories80.612022
75Costa Rica80.512022
76Uzbekistan79.852022
77Egypt77.752022
78Morocco77.642022
79Kyrgyzstan76.92022
80Russia76.122022
81Moldova75.092022
82Serbia74.92022
83Colombia73.912022
84India73.032022
85Albania70.742022
86Georgia69.992022
87Ecuador69.462022
88Trinidad & Tobago69.342022
89South Africa69.092022
90Algeria68.92022
91Bhutan67.782022
92Tunisia67.772022
93Guyana67.142022
94North Korea66.532022
95Tajikistan64.922022
96Honduras64.842022
97Botswana64.542022
98Seychelles64.472022
99Paraguay64.162022
100Samoa62.372022
101Iraq59.742022
102Myanmar (Burma)59.572022
103Bangladesh59.162022
104Vietnam57.562022
105Azerbaijan57.092022
106Suriname55.82022
107Peru50.932022
108Guatemala48.962022
109Philippines48.012022
110Lebanon47.72022
111Gambia47.252022
112Sri Lanka47.12022
113Turks & Caicos Islands47.092022
114Dominican Republic45.192022
115Pakistan44.972022
116Mexico42.852022
117Fiji41.862022
118Mongolia41.152022
119Ghana40.162022
120Côte d’Ivoire37.742022
121Eswatini37.462022
122São Tomé & Príncipe36.372022
123Indonesia30.332022
124Tanzania29.952022
125Laos29.582022
126Tonga29.562022
127Lesotho29.42022
128Afghanistan29.232022
129Nigeria28.912022
130Cambodia28.882022
131Senegal26.572022
132Zimbabwe25.822022
133Mozambique25.352022
134Guinea-Bissau23.792022
135Madagascar21.022022
136Togo19.882022
137Vanuatu19.042022
138Nauru18.662022
139Malawi17.682022
140Benin17.392022
141Uganda16.942022
142Nepal16.212022
143Kiribati14.892022
144Ethiopia12.872022
145Congo - Kinshasa11.582022
146Sierra Leone10.332022
147Tuvalu8.662022
148Chad6.252022
149Central African Republic6.132022

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No observation (68)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Percentage of the population using safely managed drinking-water services.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS
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Original metadata
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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  "sourceNote": "The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.",
  "sourceOrganization": "WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data by groups are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene., publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08-25;\nUN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: washdata.org, note: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene",
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